Hi Malcolm,
Could you forward me separately to the email address below copies of:
- install_log file (should be either in your win1_QDTINST_ folder or more likely in your win1_QDT_ folder (assuming that is where you installed it)?
- qdt.log (should be in your win1_QDT_ folder, same assumption)
- your boot file(s)
Also, any additional notes about your install process would be appreciated.
For the installation, you should run the basic program that came with the install. It should run everything for you, including the unzipping and starting the official installer. The intent is that the three files are self contained. Just by running the basic program, you don't need to know much else.
This is one of the problems with the QL being over 20 years old before it has software with automated installers. The first thing people do is try to copy the software across to their desired device themselves and configure it - not thinking that they should read the instructions and actually try to LRUN the boot file on the disk.
The other problem I have come across is that once past this hurdle, people trying to install on a system with a SuperHermes system think that they can put the boot disk in FLP1_ and forget that they need to load the keyboard drivers first... (then complain the installer will not respond to any keys).
Tony - if people upgraded to a full SuperHermes instead of SuperHermes lite, is it possible to load the keyboard drivers automatically, or is the only way of doing this by adding them as a module to smsq/e (which people also forget to do when they upgrade to the latest smsq/e).
Is there any reason why the smsq/e for Gold Card / SGC could not include the SuperHermes module by default. The current config option (about the ABC keyboard) could be amended to say "Type of keyboard attached : ABC / SuperHermes / Unknown" and then if the user configures Superhermes, run the IPCEXTs initialisation code for the smsq/e configured country.... (knew that post configuration routine pointer would come in handy some day).
<<cut>
Malcolm, one last thing, where did you get the more recent InfoZip copy?
v5.40 is the latest Unzip - have a look at: http://thgodef.nerim.net/smsq/#ARCH
You will also need to include the signal extensions with that in the installer (same as I use for QWord installer) and zip the files with the latest version of zip (v2.2 - also from same source).
<<cut>>
-- Rich Mellor RWAP Services 26 Oak Road, Shelfield, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 1RQ
http://www.rwapservices.co.uk/
_______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
